2017-18 O-PEE-CHEE Hobby Hockey Cards - Box/32 Packs

Description

Returning with the retro flair familiar to NHL collectors, 2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Hockey includes a massive base set along with numerous inserts.

While there are no promised hits, each hobby box offers an abundance of cardboard options.

2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Base / Inserts

Collectors should find the 600-card base set more than adequate. In addition to the 500-card main set, various High-Series subsets (1:2 packs) round out the remaining list with League Leaders, Marquee Rookies, Season Highlights and Team Checklist cards. Clayton Keller, Alex Nylander and Tyson Jost are among those found in the Marquee Rookies lineup.

Parallels add more variety to the base set with Rainbow Foil (1:4 packs), Black Rainbow Foil (#/100) and OPC Retro cards, which fall in every pack.

After debuting last season, OPC Playing Cards return at a rate of five per box. More specifically, cards #2 through King average 1:9 packs, while the Foil parallels are inserted 1:33 packs. More difficult, the Ace averages 1:200 packs with the Foil parallel even tougher at 1:1,568 packs.

2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Minis

Offering a new addition to the throwback set are the Mini cards that fall 1:7 packs overall. The 77-card mini base set also has various parallels and short prints at the following odds:

• Black Foil Parallel - 1:21
• Regular Black Variations - #/27
• Short Prints – 1:35
• Short Prints Black Foil Parallel – 1:103
• Short Prints Back Variations - #/27
• Rare Variations – 1:86
• Rare Variations Black Foil Parallel – 1:256
• Rare Variations Black Variations - #/27

2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Patches

Always a collecting favorite, the O-Pee-Chee Patches checklist includes 100 patch cards (overall 1:96 packs) covering NHL veterans, rookies, mascots and logos. 

• Base Patch - 1:190
• 2017-18 Marquee Rookies/Legends – 1:1,200
• 100 Year Anniversary Logo – 1:360
• 100 Year Anniversary Logo Legends – 1:2,000
• Logo Patch Update – 1:1,400
• Mascots – 1:2,000
• Rare Mascots – 1:25,000

2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Wrapper Redemption Program

Exclusive to Canada, collectors who open hobby packs should keep their wrappers in order to obtain exclusive Red Border cards. Groups of 50 empty hobby packs for 2017-18 OPC can be submitted to an Upper Deck Certified Diamond Dealer in Canada in exchange for a six-card pack. Each pack contains five base OPC Red parallels and one Mini Red parallel card. The CDD shop will handle fulfillment.

Release Date: 09/06/2017
Product Configuration: 8 cards per pack, 32 packs per box, 12 boxes per case

2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Hobby Box Break

• 2 Black Bordered Rainbow Parallels (#/100)
• 5 OPC Playing Cards
• 8 OPC Minis
• 8 Rainbow Foil Parallels
• 32 Retro Parallels